title: Measuring hospital mortality.
abstract: The hospital standardised mortality ratio (HSMR) and the summary hospital mortality index (SHMI) are both in current use in the UK as measures of the performance of acute hospitals. Characteristics of both the acute hospital itself and of its local healthcare environment influence these indices. Whilst many hope that measures of mortality can be used as a surrogate for healthcare quality, this is an evolving area.
authors.affiliation: Consultant Physician & Intensivist Medical Admissions Unit, Royal Blackburn HospitalHaslingden Road, Blackburn, BB2 3HH, UK.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Crossingham
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care; D003625:Data Collection / Q000592:standards; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D012015:Reference Standards